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Russo's Dubai store No. 7 opening next month

September 17, 2018

Russo's New York Pizzeria will open its seventh location in Dubai this October with an open-kitchen design and pizza chef station. A news release said the Springs Souk Shopping Centre location follows the brand's new design that accommodates take-out or delivery customers.

"Blending the simplicity of a pizzeria with the freshness of an upscale Italian restaurant, we deliver a chef-driven dining experience in a fast casual setting that is unlike any other restaurant in the UAE," Russo's founder and CEO Anthony Russo said in the release.

New pizza and gourmet pasta menu items include the Truffle Mushroom pizza, Italian Meat Lovers pizza, Spicy Chicken Alfredo, Homemade Lasagna  and a selection of gluten-free menu items. Russo's has worked to adapt the brand's offering to Middle East favorites and will feature fresh, local seafood, Halal meats, risotto and saffron, truffle mushroom soup, eggplant pizza, gnocchi pasta and Mediterranean-influenced dips and spreads.

The brand is working to grow internationally, specifically in the Middle East, Europe and Asia and offers a business model that it says includes: 

• A smaller footprint of 120 to 350 square meters.
• $395,000 USD starting initial investment in select markets.